Sandford Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.2° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 1AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNE
7
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
2
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
2.1
N
8
2.1
N
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.8
N
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
107
110
181
266
346
437
416
394
370
438
551
588
485
473
418
448
482
599
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:05PM2.66m
6:29AM2.68m
6:55PM2.48m
7:34AM2.45m
8:04PM2.35m
Low Tide
00:04AM1.00m
12:38PM1.14m
1:02AM1.19m
1:45PM1.37m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:39
8:37
8:35
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
13
12
Feels °C
9
9
9
7
6
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
3
3
5
4
5
7
5
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